Mediation Pilot Schemes

The Civil Justice Council’s ADR working group has released its final report on ADR and Civil Justice, following consultation on its interim report released last year. The broad mandate of the review was “to maintain the search for the right … Continue reading →

The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) has released the results of its Mediation Audit 2018, based on a survey of practising mediators in the UK. (The results of parallel surveys of lawyer attitudes to mediation, and of US practitioners’ views, are to be published separately). The … Continue reading →

As we previously reported (here), the New York Supreme Court Commercial Division (a Manhattan-based division of the state court of first instance that exclusively hears complex commercial cases) has been considering a proposal for mandatory mediation. The proposal has now been adopted and … Continue reading →

We previously reported on the commencement of a pilot scheme at the County Court Money Claims Centre (CCMCC), to test the operation of automatic referrals to mediation for low value claims where the parties have indicated that they agree to mediation. The … Continue reading →

An advisory committee has recommended that the New York Supreme Court (the state court of first instance located in Manhattan) adopt a pilot programme for mandatory mediation in its Commercial Division, which exclusively hears complex commercial cases. While other New York … Continue reading →

The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is now supporting ADR in the resolution of a wide range of tax disputes. On Monday 22 October Herbert Smith Freehills will host a Tax ADR Interest Group for stakeholders at our offices in London … Continue reading →

The 59th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules came into force on 1 October 2012. Amendments to PD51H (The Mediation Service Pilot Scheme) will allow for a pilot at the County Court Money Claims Centre (CCMCC) for a period of six months, to … Continue reading →

A New York State report on reforming litigation has at its heart a mandatory mediation pilot for commercial cases. It is anticipated that 20% of the cases filed in the Commercial Division of the New York Supreme Court (which is … Continue reading →

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